Connecticut western news., 1887-04-13
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 tendent Lyon, Roadmaster Geer, Master Mech nic Slingland, and Auditor Wat son, of the Housatonic road, went over that line Saturday from Bridgeport to Ashley Falls with special train and pad the employees of the company.
 -Twenty-fv dollars belonging to tue late Willard W. Underwood were recently set apart, by his parents, as the nucleus of fund for Christ church. The Easter offering at Christ church was for the Willard W. Underwood fund, and S4S 50 were placed on the plate, thus increasing the fund to over S10O including previous contributions. | In our last issue the last four items in the Great Barrin gton correspondence should have been added to the West Cornwall correspondence. In changing the forms to make room for an adver- tisement sent in at the last moment, the correspondence unwittingly became mixed. The error was not discovered until after the paper was published Moral--Never accommodate. Don't unlock newspaper forms to accommo- da'e ate-comers.
 The H. X C. w. road are enlarging their engine house in this place to ac- commodate three locomotives, and will soon build shed to protect passenger cars over night. It is rumored that | additional trains will soon be placed on | the line and that passenger train will leave Canaan daily at a. m. for Hart ford; returning, arrive at Canaan at s D. m.
 A workman at the Carson Mint has discovered that dr1ll points heated to a cherry red and tempered by being driven into bar of lead, will bore through the hardest steel or plate-g1ass without perceptibly blunting.- - [Ex- change. The process can be tested at 8 trifing cost and if found practicable the discovery will reduce the cost of quar- rying limestone or granite and mining coal and iron ore.
 We received pleasant call Monday forenoon from Rev J. c. Goddard of Salisbury and MT Thomas l.. Norton of Lakeville. ''Tom" enquired about tenn perance in Canaan, and if there were any ''cider holes" here We informed him that he would have to go up to Canaan Valley or out of town to get 9 drink of cider. He appeared to he pleased, but few minutes later we observed him vending his way to the depot to take the first train out of town.
 No preaching in the Nj. B. church last Sunday, as the pastor was attending conference. Sunday school was held at noon. The missionary and Easter concert in the evening was we'll attended and was very interesting. The children acquitted themselves with credit, their recitation and singing being finely ren- dered. The pulpit and organ were completely hidden beneath wreath of foliage, plants and beautiful flowers, and the chancel rail was similarly decked
 It is currently reported that a new coal yard will soon be started here. Canaan IS scarcely large enough to sup port two coal dealers. We are sorry that any one wishes to injure MT News business. Mir New is not monopolist. To be sure he has had no competitor here, but We hear of no complaint about his price for coal. In fact, he never takes advantage of a corner in the mar ket but always sells coal as low as he can. He is an accommodating, hard work ing man; has tried to make an honest living here and wants to live and let live. We hope he will be sustained. At the Easter services in Christ church, Sunday morning, chairs had to | be placed in the aisle to seat the large congregation present. A profusion of rare and beautiful flowers were placed in front of the desks, baptismal font, | chancel and organ. The services were conducted by the rector. Rev F. W. Barnett, assisted by Rev Elisha Whittle- sey. MT Barnett preached very i'm pressive but happy and comforting ser mon which was specially appropriate to the occasion. The singing by the choir was particularly fine. A children's ser vice was held in the evening. Rev MI Barnett addressed the children. He has wonderful faculty for interesting the children, and he addressed them ir his usual affectionate and entertaining manner which always wins their love and esteem.